Born in Dublin, Luke the Laker grew up on Lower Baggot Street, just down the way from Catherine McAuley’s first House of Mercy. Luke bleeds green and blue and is ready to cheer on our student-athletes and do all he can in support of Mercyhurst pride.

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Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, on a hill overlooking Lake Erie, our 75-acre Main Campus is known as one of the most beautiful in the region. Elements of English Gothic architecture are carried throughout our Old Main, academic buildings and student residence halls.

After graduating from Mercyhurst University, Allyson went to expand her hospitality experience in food service by working for Marriott International in Lexington, KY. She returned to Erie to work in health care food service for the Allegheny Health Network, before returning to Mercyhurst in 2010. She brings over ten years of hospitality experience to our students and also is the faculty advisor to our Hospitality Management Association and student chapter of PCMA-Power Conference. You may contact her at aminor@mercyhurst.edu, and she will be glad to answer any of your questions.

Classes Taught: Sanitation and Safety for Food Service Professionals, Purchasing for the Hospitality Industry, Introduction to Event Management, Catering Sales and Operations, Wedding Planning, and Advanced Food Service Management.

Certifications: National Association of Food Service Professionals – Food Safety Manager and Proctor.